You hang a book bag on a spring scale and place the bag on a platform scale so that the platform scale reads 29.7 N and the spring scale reads 17.6 N.

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You hang a book bag on a spring scale and place the bag on a platform scale so that the platform scale reads 29.7 N and the spring scale reads 17.6 N.

What is the magnitude of the force that Earth exerts on the bag?

47.3 N

Explanation:

the entire system shown in the question above is at rest. Which greatly facilitates the calculation that we must do. In this case, to measure the magnitude that the force of the earth has on the backpack, you only need to add the two forces that you already know in the system.

In that case, it would be, you should calculate:

F= 29.7 N+ 17.6 N

F= 47.3N

answer: the exterior temperature of commercial jet planes as they leave the stratosphere and return to the ground increases steadily.

explanation:

the lower most layer of atmosphere is troposphere which extends from 0 to 12 km above the surface of the earth. the temperature initially decreases as distance is increased from the earth's surface. commercial jets fly in lower part of the stratosphere. the stratosphere extends upto 50 km. the temperature in stratosphere starts rising again due to presence of ozone which traps the uv rays.

thus, when the planes leave the stratosphere and return to the ground, the exterior temperature increases steadily.